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The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community’s central role in meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Through the papers we write, the ideas we generate, and the communities we build, the Council shapes policy choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.

NATO 20/2020

Twenty bold ideas to reimagine the Alliance after the 2020 US election

More than two decades after NATO’s inspired decision to invite former adversaries to join its ranks, the Alliance is in need of equally captivating ideas. The essays in this volume are intended to push the Alliance to think boldly and creatively in the service of recapturing the public’s imagination.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

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Making a difference

Learn more about the Atlantic Council’s insights & impact through these stories of how our regional and thematic programs are making a difference not only in shaping how we view global issues but also in shaping their outcome.

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Content

In the News

Feb 12, 2020

Ullman in UPI: Politics of fear: China and Russia aren’t 10 feet tall

By Harlan Ullman

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 12, 2020

Cohen joins RTVI (Russian) to discuss Turkey-Russia relations on the issue of Syria

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 12, 2020

Linscott in The Hindu: A new approach on investment

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Feb 12, 2020

Bryza interviewed in Commersant Georgia on discussions at Davos about cross-Caspian corridors for energy, dry cargo and data

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Feb 12, 2020

Countering misinformation in an expanding media landscape

By Atlantic Council

Dr. David Bray, Director of the Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center, and other expert panelists considered the changing landscape of misinformation on an episode DisrupTV hosted by Mr. R "Ray" Wang and Mr. Vala Afshar of Constellation Research.

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

In the News

Feb 11, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Washington Post on Sudan’s cooperation with the ICC

By Atlantic Council

Africa International Organizations

In the News

Feb 11, 2020

Fernandes joins Indus TV to talk about the Reasons for rising incidence of Cancer in low and middle income countries

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Indo-Pacific

In the News

Feb 11, 2020

Wieslander quoted in the New York Times on Angela Merkel’s tenure

By Atlantic Council

Germany Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 11, 2020

Democrats need more than histrionics to beat Trump in November

By Atlantic Council

For The Hill, Dr. Mathew Burrows, Director of the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative, and Atlantic Council Resident Fellow Julian Mueller-Kaler explain why trying to beat Trump in the race for cheap publicity is most certainly the wrong strategy for winning back the White House in November.

Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Feb 10, 2020

Carpenter speaks to The Daily Beast on Lukashenko’s Ukraine policy

By Atlantic Council

As former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Michael Carpenter speaks on longstanding Belarusian policies towards Ukraine. Related reading More about our expert

Belarus Politics & Diplomacy